Interstellar Survival: Invasion

"Master Crystal, what's wrong?" exclaimed both Dondon and Wind Spirit. They had noticed him fall immediately, proving that the eyes of the Storm race could adapt very well to darkness.

"This is bad! Master Crystal fainted!" shouted Kelly after stepping forward to take a closer look.

"What happened?" I rushed forth and felt Master Crystal's pulse with my fingers.

I was alarmed to find that Master Crystal's pulse was extremely weak, as though he was on the brink of death.

"What happened? Did he suddenly catch a serious illness?" Zhang Xingxing also grew nervous, to the point she ignored the intense battle outside.

"This is bad! We flew too low. According to the system, one of the super virus's tentacles had come close enough to nearly touch Markus earlier," said Temo after checking the system.

"That can't be the case. Canyue, I thought you said that the super virus won't attack those in the air? We're 200 meters above the ground," said Zhang Bao'er.

"Did the super virus undergo some changes? But that doesn't make sense either. All of us are fine. Why is Master Crystal the only one to fall sick?" I asked in confusion.

"Stop talking. Carry him to the medical room," said Temo. Old Du hurriedly carried Master Crystal to the medical room beside the command center and placed Master Crystal into the first aid equipment.

The equipment's glass cover closed speedily. The system indicated that Master Crystal was on the brink of death. The emergency treatment system started working, trying to rescue Master Crystal from death. We stood silently around the equipment and prayed silently, hoping that this star-level medical equipment could heal Master Crystal.

The medical equipment displayed its prowess. Slowly, the numbers indicating Master Crystal's status stopped dropping. However, the numbers were still excessively low, indicating that Master Crystal was still close to death.

Suddenly, I felt someone pull at my arm. I looked down and saw that it was Dondon. The little fellow walked out of the room, intending to tell me something in private. I followed him out and asked what he wanted.

"Canyue, I have bad news. Master Crystal did not take the red biscuit," Dondon spoke honestly.

"What? He didn't take the red biscuit? Why?" I asked anxiously.

"It's not that he didn't want to take it, but I miscalculated the number of biscuits. In order to give me the chance to come, he decided to not take one. He also stopped me from telling you," said Dondon guiltily.

I did not know what to say. Just as I was about to lose my temper, a loud explosion erupted outside the ship. The explosion was deafening. I rushed to the window and saw a terrifying scene. One of the pillars supporting the city in the sky had been blasted by a massive explosion. The entire pillar started swaying.

The fiend unleashed a shockwave at the super virus. The super virus formed a protective barrier around its body, concentrating all the energy beams sent its way together. When sufficient energy had been gathered, another explosion erupted. The pillar looked to be on the verge of being blown apart by the constant explosions.

"The fiend won't be able to hold on for long. It's wasting a lot of energy by attacking in this manner. It won't last long. It is much smaller than the super virus, so its energy supply will be much smaller. Coupled with its injuries, it is only a matter of time before the fiend is defeated," said Temo, who had come behind me without me realizing it.

"In that case, we shouldn't provide any help for now," said Baron Sisse.

"The robotic army is attacking both monsters. At the same time, the two monsters are fiercely fighting each other. With the inclusion of the robotic army, this fight will end with both monsters suffering," said Temo.

"Wouldn't we be the biggest winner, then? We'll come in at the end and reap all the profit," said Baron Sisse.

I disagreed. "I don't think it's that simple. The two monsters have been fighting each other for billions of years. They aren't this weak. No matter how the two counter each other, there will be a limit."

We saw more and more drones join the fight. The empire seemed to believe this to be the best opportunity to eliminate the two monsters. At that moment, Zhang Xingxing and the others returned to the command center.

"How's Master Crystal?" asked Baron Sisse with concern.

"His numbers aren't looking good. We're forcefully keeping him alive with our equipment, but I don't know if we can heal him. If we can return to the base immediately, we might have a chance at saving him," said Old Du.

When I saw Dondon and Wind Spirit leave to return to the medical room to accompany Master Crystal, I told the others about the fact that Master Crystal had not taken any red biscuits.

"What? How did he miscalculate that? Th-this..." Zhang Bao'er was in disbelief.

"You also have a brain. Why hadn't you mentioned the wrong calculation back then? You were quite fast when it came to taking one of the biscuits," said Temo.

"We're facing a powerful enemy. We need to consider whether we should make a move and help the fiend," said Zhang Xingxing.

That was a question that had plagued us for quite a while. Should we risk the future of our people for the sake of a monster? Outside, the fiend looked to be on the verge of defeat. By taking on the attacks from two parties alone, the blue flame on its body was growing brighter and brighter.

"Screw it. Let's take a gamble. The fiend can help us in the war. If we lose our trustworthiness, what is the point for our civilization to continue existing?" I voiced my honest thoughts.

"I agree!" Zhang Bao'er, Old Du, and Kelly voiced their support as well.

"Sigh. You low-civilization people are too short-sighted," said Temo helplessly.

Seeing that everyone had reached a decision, Zhang Xingxing had Temo open fire at the robotic army and relieved some pressure off the fiend. None of us had imagined that we would take such a bet on the future of our civilization for the sake of a monster we barely knew.

With Zhang Xingxing's order, Temo did not say anything else. He had the ship take aim at the swarm of drones and unleashed dozens of guided missiles shaped like chicken eggs upon them. The missiles glowed bright yellow, looking exceptionally conspicuous in the darkness.

Because Markus had been hiding behind the robotic army, our guided missiles had basically attacked from their rear. Instantly, over 20 clumps of explosions erupted in the air. Evidently, we had managed to strike over 20 drones.

Our sudden attack threw the robotic army into chaos. The drones at the back turned and flew toward us. With that, the pressure on the fiend was instantly reduced. Nearly 100 drones flew toward us, but a concentrated rain of laser beams was what reached us first.

"Since we're already exposed, let me teach you a lesson, robots," said Temo as he brought Markus out of invisible mode.

The portion of energy allocated to maintaining invisibility was redirected to the ship's shield. All the laser beams were absorbed by the shield before being gathered into a thick beam that was sent back toward the drones. About a dozen drones in the middle of the formation were instantly destroyed.

The enemy reacted speedily and spread around Markus before resuming their attack. Markus was forced to spread its shield into a sphere around its entirety. The extension of the shield robbed the shield of its ability to collect and redirect the beams at our enemies.

"Is this all your little ship can do? You become useless the moment the enemies spread apart?" said Domo, taking any chance he got to step on Temo.

Temo's face turned ugly. He remained silent and continued to furiously tap on the control desk. Immediately, a transparent ripple spread outward from Markus. Even in the dark, I could see space itself twist under the effect of the ripple.

Our system showed the ripple moving rapidly through the enemy drones. Next, an astonishing scene appeared. The drones surrounding us started dropping one after another. The moment they reached the ground, the super virus pounced on them, dragging them into its massive body.

The transparent ripple did not stop. It continued spreading outward. Before long, it reached the drones attacking the fiend. The drones touched by the ripple instantly lost their ability to remain in the air and dropped one after another. The sudden change alarmed the other drones. The survivors hurriedly fled into the sky. Fear spread, and before long, all the drones were gone.

"The might of a star-level civilization does not disappoint," praised Zhang Bao'er.

With the withdrawal of the robotic army, the fiend and the super virus could fully focus on each other.

"Temo, take this opportunity to focus on attacking the super virus. Are there any high-energy weapons similar to nuclear missiles on Markus? Maybe we can try burning the super virus to death," said Zhang Xingxing.

"If we use nuclear weapons, we might also harm the fiend," reminded Old Du.

However, Temo turned a deaf ear to our words. He brought Markus toward the super virus and released a massive missile at it. The white missile shot toward the super virus.

"Close your eyes! Do not look at it!" Temo warned loudly.